Disaster Risk Reduction Management and Climate Change Adaptation
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
The DRRM team assessed the capacities, the presence of local structures for disaster preparedness and the sources of vulnerabilities of the communities.
Data gathering techniques included a review of documents, key informant interviews, focused group discussions, etc. Tools on participatory rural appraisal were also utilized such as hazard mapping, seasonal calendar, Venn diagram, etc. The general findings of the assessment are as follows: All the 20 partner communities faced the threat of strong typhoons, Glenda and Nona having hit all in the recent past. Some coastal communities were devastated by a storm surge with big waves having destroyed some parts of the existing seawall. Other natural hazards that beset the partner communities included flooding, landslide and eroded river embankment due to continuous heavy rains that simultaneously occurred during the typhoons. The primary source of vulnerabilities is still poverty in general with most of the households having houses made of light materials and could not withstand the impacts of the high winds.
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CBDRRM Training2. Conducted five training courses on CBDRRM attended by 164 members and leaders of five municipal federations of farmers, fishers and women associations
The training course on community-based disaster risk reduction management which utilized lecture-discussions and workshops cover the following topics:
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PCVA Workshop3. Conducted 20 PCVA workshops attended by 289 members of BDRRMCs and select leaders and members of barangay farmers, fishers, and women associations
The PCVA or participatory capacity and vulnerability assessment workshop covered the following thematic areas:
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Contingency Planning4. As an offshoot of the training on CBDRRM, follow-up community meetings were initiated particularly in the completion of hazard-based contingency plans. These also involved validation and updating of community data as well as the writing of various parts of the plan.
The completed plan has the following features:
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